Bristow Attacks Cannon and Insurgent Split in Colorado
Kansas Senator Bristow denounces Uncle Joe Cannon while backing Merle Vincent in a progressive bid for Colorado governor. He says Cannon loyalists have deserted him and cites direct primary as a breaking factor, contrasting La Follette’s nomination and wealth with insurgence support.
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Grand Junction
Colo
Joe Cannon
United States
Bristow
Kan- Bus
Colorado
Merle Vincent
Guggenheim
Vincent
Enele Joe
Congress
Aldrich
Cannon
Big Four Wreck Kills Two at Brightwood
A catastrophic collision involving two long trains near Brightwood killed two men and injured many as passengers, including women and children, were thrown about wrecked cars. Officials blame open switch. a thorough investigation will determine fault.
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BIG Four
Brightwood
F. W. Coates
Indianapolis
Supt
Hyland
Toledo
Detroit
Kentucky
Ohio
Michigan
Gceue
W. I. Lamport
St. Louis
Indiana State Fair Opens With Crowds and Big Exhibits
Indiana State Fair opens attracting large crowds with a focus on children and old soldiers who enter free on Tuesday. Judges begin work, horses dominate displays prompting temporary sheds. Draft horses from Morris picking Co of Chicago and J Crouch & Son of Lafayette exhibit in a planned duel. A local court, led by Edward Howe, handles fence hopping cases with youths fined and jailed. Fire department unit No 8 installs in the horse barn under Capt. John Monaghan.
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Morris Picking Company of
Chicago
J. Crouch, & Son of
Lafayette
George Sims
Albert Belay
John Williams
Fred Wirtley
Guy James
Chemical Company No. 8
Indianapolis Fire Department
John Monaghan
Wreck in Kentucky Claims Engineer and Fireman
Lexington Kentucky September 12 The engineer and fireman of train number 34 bound from Knoxville to Cincinnati on the Louisville and Nashville railroad were killed when the train wrecked near Williamsburg Kentucky Monday.
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Kentucky
Lexington
Knoxville
Cincinnati
Louisville & Nashville
Williamsburg
Three Reported Killed In Rail Derailment Near Toledo
A Hocking Valley passenger train en route from Columbus to Toledo derailed at Walbridge near the city while traveling about forty five miles an hour. Three persons are reported killed with several others injured as rescue crews rushed to the scene from Toledo and surrounding towns.
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Kentucky
Ft. Benjamin Harrison
Maj
Mechting
Lieut
van Winkle
D. Doctor
Miller
Toledo
Hocking Valley
Columbus
Walbridge
Marshs Blunder Delays Election in Panama
Acting President Mendoza reports Taft disapproved of R. O. Marsh's demand that the Panama assembly elect an acting president acceptable to the United States. Marsh letters triggered a clash with the State Department, delaying the election until next week and prompting talk of his likely recall amid support for Dr. Samuel Lewis.
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Panama
Mendoza
Taft
R. O. Marsh
United States
Panama National Assembly
Marsh
Assembly
United States State Department
Samuel Lewis
Banker Kills Himself in New York Apartments
Walter Scott Jenks, former banker now in real estate, died by suicide in his New York apartments on Sunday. No reason given for the act.
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New York
Walter Scott Jenks
Gamblers of Many Names Pay Fines
Frank Martin was fined ten dollars and costs for running a craps game in a police court. He was arrested at 2 30 a m Sunday along with thirteen others. The named defendants used common surnames like Smith Jones and Brown and spilled over into Green. Each of Brown Smith Green Jones and others were fined five dollars and costs. Acting Judge Ermston noted a heavier penalty would have been imposed if the game had not started by chance.
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Frank Martin
Martin
Smith
Jones
Brown
Green
Ermston
Farmer Injured Chasing Chicken in Shelbyville
Henry Terry prominent Shelby township farmer fell and dislocated his right shoulder while chasing a chicken for dinner. The chicken was later butchered and Mr. Terry picked bones with glee despite the pain.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Henry Terry
Shelby Township
Soldiers Rest In Preparation For Hard Labor
Provost guard tightens to prevent Green River to Kentuckians crossing. Indiana, Third Ohio, and later Kentucky regiments arrive for a ten day training period from Sept 11 to 20 under Col. Zimmerman and officers Gregory Allen and Jennett Henry. Chaplain Dickson delivers a sermon on duty and nationhood as camp routines focus on guard drills, church services, and camp clean up before strenuous exercises commence.
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Indiana
Ohio
C. X. Zimmerman
Kentucky Infantry
J. P. Gregory
J. Emory Allen
Jennett Henry
M. M. Macomb
Twenty-sixth, Sixth Infantry
Capt. Dickson
Twenty-sixth
Camp maneuvers and lies shape the second period plan
A fragmented report notes that maneuvers and misinformation affected training at a camp. The second period will mirror the first ten days with minor motions and changes. Tuesday preparations and militia work follow a period of rest before officers assess their readiness.
Man Kills Wife and Shoots Himself in Philadelphia Room
In Philadelphia on Monday authorities found Harry Sckleps and his wife Martha dead in a squalid home. Martha had a bullet wound through the roof of her mouth and a head injury, while Harry lay across the bed with two bullet holes in his head. A revolver with four empty chambers was clenched in his hand, and signs of a fierce struggle were evident. It marks the sixth murder and suicide in the city in the last month.
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Wellington
Napoleon
Martel
George Washington
England
Fle
Twenty-sixth Regiment
Philadelphia
Harry Sckleps
Martha
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Oierces Golden
Washington Ave
P Ant
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S. Pennsylvania St
Main
H. I. Sherwood
State Life Insurance Co
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